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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion PLL super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 3V DC (2LR6) 6V DC (4 ea. "AA" alkaline, NiCAD or NiMH) 9V DC 500 mA regulated power supply
Current RX Max 55 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.5 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 1996 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x in China
Dimensions 58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
176 × 105 × 40 mm
(6.93 × 4.13 × 1.57 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 240 gr (8.5 oz) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
Multi trunking (Motorola, EDACS, LTR and P25)
SAME / SKYWARN
"Object Oriented" programming
USB computer interface
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000026E SONY-ICF-SW001000T RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-ADV000801